Steel #1 review

The good news: Steel gets his first solo appearance in years. The bad: we won’t be seeing another anytime soon. I like Steel. Inspired by Superman, John Henry Irons built a metal super-suit and went toe-to-toe with the worst Metropolis had to offer while the Man of Steel was dead/growing a mullet. In this one-shot he steps […]

Avengers: The Children’s Crusade #4 review

Four books into this nine-issue series and the action is immense – two teams of Avengers, Dr Doom and Magneto, all battling for the heart and soul of Wanda Maximoff, heroine turned menace. She’s not a menace when we meet her this issue. She’s just a Gypsy girl with no memory of her former life, […]

Starman/Congorilla #1 review

DC finally gives us a Blue & Gold book Having to fit in with DC’s Iconic Cover month is a bit of a bugger when you’ve never had a comic book before. So well done to whoever designed the Starman / Congorilla cover around Gene Ha’s excellent visual for coming up with not just something, but […]

Justice Society of America #46 review

Part three of the Supertown story sees a new player show up – the delightfully named Dr Chaos. He steps off a train, full of light-hearted banter, but when we see what he’s left on the vehicle – carriages full of corpses – it’s obvious he’s no joke. The JSA are trying to put the […]

Guest post – Legion of Super-Heroes Fandom UK

Are you… A Legion of Super-Heroes fan? Interested in participating in fandom, but perhaps not attracted by (or are disenchanted with) online boards and groups about the Legion? Based in the UK or Europe? Aged 18 or over? If so, you might enjoy Apa 247 – a gentler, friendlier fandom. Apa 247 is a fun, friendly UK-based group that produces an […]

The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold #2 review

Visiting Gotham from Fawcett City for a gift shopping trip, Billy Batson and Tawky Tawny step into a nightmare. Over-emotional citizens are venting their feelings on one another, with old ladies beating up burly bikers and crazed ballerinas shaking their tutus at passers-by. With one magic word, SHAZAM!, Billy becomes Captain Marvel and sets about saving […]

Flash #8 review

After last issue’s focus on one of Barry Allen’s super-villains, this issue focuses on … one of Barry Allen’s super-villains. Is there a problem here? I know writer Geoff Johns loves the Rogues Gallery, but after dumping Wally West to bring back Barry, it’d be nice to get to know the guy again. As it […]

Tiny Titans #35 tiny review

If there’s one thing I can’t resist, it’s a parallel Earths cover. Look at those cute Tiny Titans, and their opposites from another world. But are they good or evil, that’s the question. That’s the question which shouldn’t detain you for a minute – all the kids who show up this issue are thoroughly good […]

Action Comics #896 review

Crivvens, there’s a lot going on this issue as the Secret Six bids to protect Lex Luthor from Vandal Savage. The immortal villain, you may recall, is trying to decipher the meaning of a prophecy that Lex will make him very happy. He’s focussing on Lex’s knowledge of the mysterious black spheres, which is the […]

Batman: The Dark Knight #1 review

Batman is upset that his long-lost love has gone missing. Julie Madison? Silver St Cloud? No, silly, Dawn Golden. Oh aye, Dawn Golden, she went to college with Bruce, broke his heart, we all remember her. Errr … Anyway, it must have been a more intense than lengthy relationship, as we know Bruce never went […]